Asus M5A97 EVO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics30.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 EVO  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121016
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '18 at 23:43
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 147
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 262
8-Core 441
43% 351 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Lighting 39.1
Reflection 35.9
Parallax 47.4
32% 40.8 fps
MRender 30
Gravity 33.3
Splatting 40
29% 34.4 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 381
Write 226
Mixed 229
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 19.2
4K Mixed 12.1
51% 16 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 96.3
DQ Mixed 32.6
45% 82.4 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
50.9% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 18.3
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.8
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M5A97 EVO Builds (Compare 84 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO - $69

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $360
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